The Ghost Of A Thousand - Last Bastion Of Heaven Lies Abandoned Burning Tab

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2 guitars, both in drop D.
TGOAT don't really follow nromal song structures, so although I've labelled parts as
etc. it all blends into one really, so it is confusing, but I've put the lyrics in to help.

Tab Legend:
x - string mute
. - palm mute(under a note or chord)
< > - natural harmonic

Intro:Guitar 1

  E                                  
  B                                  
  G  4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 
  D        0 0 0       0 0 0 0 0 0 0 
  A  2 2 2 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 
  D                                  


  E                                  
  B                                  
  G  4 4 4 4 4 4                     
  D        0 0 0                     
  A  2 2 2 0 0 0 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 
  D              3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 


  E                                  
  B                                  
  G  4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 
  D        0 0 0       0 0 0 0 0 0 0 
  A  2 2 2 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 
  D                                  

Guitar 1

  E                 
  B                 
  G  4 4 4 4 4 4    
  D        0 0 0    
  A  2 2 2 0 0 0 3  
  D              3  
 |                |
Guitar 2          |

  E                 
  B                 
  G                 
  D                 
  A              3  
  D              3  

"We'd swim through a million quagmires..."
Both Guitars

  E                                  
  B                                  
  G  4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 
  D        0 0 0       0 0 0 0 0 0 0 
  A  2 2 2 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 
  D                                  


  E                                  
  B                                  
  G  4 4 4 4 4 4                     
  D        0 0 0                     
  A  2 2 2 0 0 0 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 
  D              3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 


  E                                  
  B                                  
  G  4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 
  D        0 0 0       0 0 0 0 0 0 0 
  A  2 2 2 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 
  D                                  


  E                 
  B                 
  G  4 4 4 4 4 4    
  D        0 0 0    
  A  2 2 2 0 0 0 3  
  D              3  

Verse 1:"This dance lasts a thousand years..."
Guitar 1

  E                                
  B                                
  G    4 4 4 3 3 3 3 5 5 4 4 4 0 0 
  D  2                             
  A  2                             
  D  2                             
 |   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
Guitar 2                         |

  E                                
  B                                
  G                                
  D  2                             
  A  2                             
  D  2                             

Guitar 1

  E                                
  B                                
  G    4 4 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 3     0 0 
  D  2                     4 4     
  A  2                             
  D  2                             
 |   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
Guitar 2                         |

  E                                
  B                                
  G                                
  D  2                             
  A  2                             
  D  2                             

Guitar 1

  E                                
  B                  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 
  G    4 4 4 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 4 4 0 0 
  D  2                             
  A  2                             
  D  2                             
 |   . . . . . . .               |
Guitar 2                         |

  E                                
  B                                
  G                                
  D  2                             
  A  2                             
  D  2                             

Both Guitars
note:you can play this bit 2 ways, this:

  E                      
  B                      
  G  4 4     4 4     2   
  D  4 4 <5> 4 4 <5> 2 0 
  A  2 2     2 2     0 0 
  D                    0 
           or

  E                      
  B                      
  G      <7>     <7>     
  D  9 9     9 9     7 0 
  A  9 9     9 9     7 0 
  D  9 9     9 9     7 0 

Play that whole bit twice, then:

Chorus:"Yeah! Every heart beat..."
Both Guitars

  E                                                                  
  B                                                                  
  G                    4 4 4 5 5 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 
  D  2 2 2 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 
  A  2 2 2 4 4 4 5 5 5 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 
  D  2 2 2 4 4 4 5 5 5                                               


  E                                       
  B                                     0 
  G                    4 4 4 5 5     5  7 
  D  2 2 2 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 x x 5  7 
  A  2 2 2 4 4 4 5 5 5 2 2 2 3 3 x x 3  5 
  D  2 2 2 4 4 4 5 5 5           x x      

Then play the verse bit twice, as before, then:
Chorus 2:Both Guitars

  E                                                                  
  B                                                                  
  G                    4 4 4 5 5 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 
  D  2 2 2 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 x3
  A  2 2 2 4 4 4 5 5 5 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 
  D  2 2 2 4 4 4 5 5 5                                               


  E                                           
  B                                     0     
  G                    4 4 4 5 5     5  7     
  D  2 2 2 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 x x 5  7  2  
  A  2 2 2 4 4 4 5 5 5 2 2 2 3 3 x x 3  5  2  
  D  2 2 2 4 4 4 5 5 5           x x       2  

Guitar 1

  E  0     
  B    0   
  G      0 
  D        
  A        
  D        

Then the long but cool bass part, which ends with a big fat:

Both Guitars

  E    
  B    
  G    
  D  3 
  A  3 
  D  3 

Then play:
"Dead weight..."

  E                                  
  B                                  
  G  4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 
  D        0 0 0       0 0 0 0 0 0 0 
  A  2 2 2 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 
  D                                  


  E                                  
  B                                  
  G  4 4 4 4 4 4                     
  D        0 0 0                     
  A  2 2 2 0 0 0 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 
  D              3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 

Play that through twice then play:

"Power arrangements..."
Both Guitars

  E                                  
  B                                  
  G  4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 
  D        0 0 0       0 0 0     0 0 x4
  A  2 2 2 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 
  D                                  

Then:

Guitar 1

  E                                                                  
  B  5     5     5     5     5   5   5     5     5     5     5   5   
  G    2 2   2 2   2 2   2 2   2   2   2 2   2 2   2 2   2 2   2   2 
  D                                                                  
  A                                                                  
  D                                                                  
 |                                                                 |
Guitar 2                                                           |

  E                                                                  
  B                                                                  
  G                    4 4 4 5 5 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 
  D  2 2 2 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 
  A  2 2 2 4 4 4 5 5 5 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 
  D  2 2 2 4 4 4 5 5 5                                               


  E                                          
  B  5     5     5     5     5   5   5       
  G    2 2   2 2   2 2   2 2   2   2         
  D                                          
  A                                          
  D                                          
 |                                         |
Guitar 2                                   |

  E                                        0 
  B                                     0  0 
  G                    4 4 4 5 5     5  7  5 
  D  2 2 2 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 x x 5  7  5 
  A  2 2 2 4 4 4 5 5 5 2 2 2 3 3 x x 3  5  3 
  D  2 2 2 4 4 4 5 5 5           x x         

Then play:
Guitar 1

  E                                
  B                                
  G    4 4 4 3 3 3 3 5 5 4 4 4 0 0 
  D  2                             
  A  2                             
  D  2                             
 |   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
Guitar 2                         |

  E                                
  B                                
  G                                
  D  2                             
  A  2                             
  D  2                             

Guitar 1

  E                                
  B                                
  G    4 4 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 3     0 0 
  D  2                     4 4     
  A  2                             
  D  2                             
 |   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
Guitar 2                         |

  E                                
  B                                
  G                                
  D  2                             
  A  2                             
  D  2                             

Guitar 1

  E                                
  B                  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 
  G    4 4 4 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 4 4 0 0 
  D  2                             
  A  2                             
  D  2                             
 |   . . . . . . .               |
Guitar 2                         |

  E                                
  B                                
  G                                
  D  2                             
  A  2                             
  D  2                             

Both Guitars
note:this is a rough guess as it's hard to hear

  E               
  B               
  G               
  D  4       2    
  A  2 3 4 0 1    
  D    3 4 0 2    

The End.
I know it's quite long and a bit confusing but if you listen to the song and use the
you can figure it out.

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E
B
G	4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5
D	0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A	2 2 2 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D

E
B
G	4 4 4 4 4 4
D	0 0 0
A	2 2 2 0 0 0 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4
D	3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4

E
B
G	4 4 4 5 5 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
D	2 2 2 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
A	2 2 2 4 4 4 5 5 5 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
D	2 2 2 4 4 4 5 5 5

E
B	0
G	4 4 4 5 5 5 7
D	2 2 2 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 x x 5 7
A	2 2 2 4 4 4 5 5 5 2 2 2 3 3 x x 3 5
D	2 2 2 4 4 4 5 5 5 x x

E
B	0
G	4 4 4 5 5 5 7
D	2 2 2 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 x x 5 7 2
A	2 2 2 4 4 4 5 5 5 2 2 2 3 3 x x 3 5 2
D	2 2 2 4 4 4 5 5 5 x x 2

E
B
G	4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
D	0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0	x4
A	2 2 2 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 0
D

E
B	5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
G	2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
D
A
D

E	0
B	0 0
G	4 4 4 5 5 5 7 5
D	2 2 2 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 x x 5 7 5
A	2 2 2 4 4 4 5 5 5 2 2 2 3 3 x x 3 5 3
D	2 2 2 4 4 4 5 5 5 x x